Missing boy found dead on neighbour's roof in Bengal's Shantiniketan
India Today
The incident occurred in the Talipara area of Moldanga village in Shantiniketan.
Violent protests erupted in Shantiniketan in West Bengal's Birbhum district after the body of a five-year-old boy was recovered from his neighbour's roof two days after he went missing.
The incident occurred in the Talipara area of Moldanga village in Santiniketan. Locals vandalised the house of the neighbour, where the minor boy's body was found, and set it ablaze. It took the police several hours to control the situation.
#Birbhum district under #Shantiniketan PS area . One dead body of a minor was recovered from a roof top of his relatives House since he was missing from 17 Sept . Angry villagers vandalised the house and set the house on fire after local Police took away the dead body for PM . pic.twitter.com/jKhZJHdZ6u
Five-year-old Subham Thakur was missing after he went out to buy biscuits on Sunday. The body was recovered from the roof of the neighbour's house next door 52 hours after the child went missing.
Family members and relatives of the boy alleged he was killed by the neighbour, from whose house his body was recovered. Police took custody of the body and sent it for autopsy on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the police, there was tension between the boy's family and the neighbour. Police have arrested a woman and further investigation in the case is underway.
